Junior, Chicago (IL)
Birds’ no better than any of us,
Looking out for a crumb
Wherever it may be.
Mind you, they’re well cared for,
Barkeep makes sure of it.
Priest says there’s more than one way
To be poor. Take your pick.
Ocean water is nowhere near
But we are coastal
Lawrence bows under the cargo ships
Bows into the night
Salt makes foam, where it counts.
No word of the men.
Keen for a sugar puncture.
from Saint Vincent, 2026
A peformative reading of old and new poetic texts on the ocean, drinking, desire and the search for God. After the reading, guests are invited to eat and share oysters, and martinis until the end of the evening.
Shell Shucker was presented as part of Poèmes etc. and took place in October 2026.
